Solutions journalism story prompts $50,000 gift for housing support

On March 15, 2021, a nonprofit providing housing assistance to residents in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood announced it received a $50,000 gift from an anonymous donor. According to a press release from the nonprofit, Slavic Village Development, the donation was made in response to a Jan. 26 article (here: https://www.thelandcle.org/stories/facing-eviction-residents-struggle-to-find-help) from the Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative, a project supported by SJN that aims to reinvigorate local media ecosystems through collaborative solutions journalism projects. The story was originally produced and published by The Land, a local nonprofit news outlet, but additional collaborative members republished it.